O'Malley ( ) is an Irish

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Malleys were the chiefly family of the

Partraige The Partraige were a people of early historic Ireland. Several attested branches were found in Ireland, including the following: * Partraige Cera - located at the northern end of Lough Mask (Loch Mask) and the region of Lough Carra (Loch Corr ...

who were a tribe of the

Erainn The Iverni (, ') were a people of early Ireland first mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century ''Geography'' as living in the extreme south-west of the island. He also locates a "city" called Ivernis (, ') in their territory, and observes that this se ...

, the second wave of

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to settle in

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between about 500 and 100 BC. However, the same historian also stated that another family of O'Malleys were a chiefly family of the

Uí Mháine , often Anglicised as Hy Many, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland. Its territory of approximately encompassed all of what is now north, east and south County Galway, south and central County Roscommon, an ...

tribe who in turn were from the

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Laigin The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland. They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as ''Cóiced Laigen'', meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinste ...

who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.Cairney, C. Thomas. pp. 85-87.

People

Maille mac Conall Maille mac Conall, member of the Umhaill, ancestor and eponym of the O'Malley family of County Mayo. Maille was a grandson of Cosgrach mac Flannbhrath, king of Ui Maill (died 812). He had an unnamed brother, from whom the O'Gormghaile family ...

Umhaill Umhaill or Umhall (anglicized as Owill or Owel) was a Gaelic territory around Clew Bay in the west of what is now County Mayo, Ireland, comprising the baronies of Burrishoole (Lower Owel) and Murrisk (Upper Owel). By the 12th century, its ruli ...

* Mary Ní Mháille (died 1525) * Brian O'Malley (director), Irish film and television director *

Bryan Lee O'Malley Bryan Lee O'Malley (born February 21, 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian cartoonist, best known for the ''Scott Pilgrim'' series. He also performs as a musician under the alias Kupek. Career Bryan Lee O'Malley attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Se ...

(born 1979), comic book creator * Brian Kevin O'Malley (1930 – 1976), British Labour Party politician. * Charles O'Malley (disambiguation) ** Charles O'Malley (Michigan) (fl. 1834–1843), Irish fur trader and urban founder in Michigan, United States **

Charles Conor O'Malley Charles Conor O'Malley, BSc, MB., DOMS, KM., was an Irish eye surgeon, writer, and Chief of the Name, 1889–1982. O'Malley was born in Joyce County in Connemara, in County Galway, Ireland. He was a member of the Kilmilkin O'Malley family. He ...

(1889-1982) Irish surgeon, writer, and Chief of the Name ** Charles Donald O'Malley (1907–1970), American historian of medicine and Latinist ** Charles J. O'Malley (1866–after 1939), Irish financier and newspaper reporter in the United States *

Conner O'Malley Conner O'Malley (born December 20, 1986) is an American comedian, writer, actor, filmmaker, and social media personality. For his work on ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'', he received three Writers Guild of America Awards nominations. He produces ...

(born 1986), American comedian *

Daragh O'Malley Daragh Gerard Marion O'Malley (born 25 May 1954) is an Irish actor, director, and producer. O'Malley is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Patrick Harper in the series '' Sharpe'' (1993–2009) starring with Sean Bean although O'Malley ha ...

(born 1954), Irish actor *

Desmond O'Malley Desmond Joseph O'Malley (2 February 1939 – 21 July 2021) was an Irish politician who served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1977 to 1981 and 1989 to 1992, Progressive Democrats, Leader ...

(1939–2021), Irish politician *

Donogh O'Malley Donogh Brendan O'Malley (18 January 1921 – 10 March 1968) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and rugby union player who served as Minister for Education from 1966 to 1968, Minister for Health from 1965 to 1966 and Parliamentary Secretary ...

(1921–1968), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * Edward O'Malley (disambiguation) ** Sir

Edward Loughlin O'Malley Sir Edward Loughlin O'Malley (17 February 1842 – 16 August 1932) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as attorney general and chief justice of a number of British colonies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His last position bef ...

(1842–1932), British lawyer, judge and unsuccessful political candidate **

Edward R. O'Malley Edward Richard O'Malley (March 13, 1863 – May 30, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician who was New York Attorney General and a justice of the New York Supreme Court. Life He was born on March 13, 1863, in Medina, New York, Medina, Orlea ...

(1863–1935), American lawyer, politician and judge ** Ed O'Malley (born 1975), American American non-profit executive, author and politician * Edwin Joseph O'Malley (1881–1955), Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City *

Ernie O'Malley Ernest Bernard Malley (; 26 May 1897 – 25 March 1957) was an Irish republican and writer. After a sheltered upbringing, as a young medical student he witnessed and participated in the Easter Rising of 1916, an event that changed his outlook ...

(1897–1957), Irish Republican Army officer *

Fiona O'Malley Fiona O'Malley (born 19 January 1968) is an Irish former politician who served as a Senator from 2007 to 2011, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 2002 to 2007. Pol ...

(born 1968), Irish Progressive Democrat politician *

Grace O'Malley Gráinne O'Malley (, ; – ), also known as Grace O'Malley, was the head of the Ó Máille dynasty in the west of Ireland, and the daughter of Eóghan Dubhdara Ó Máille. Upon her father's death, she took over active leadership of the lords ...

(c. 1530 – c. 1603), Irish noblewoman and chieftainess *

Henry O'Malley Henry O'Malley (March 22, 1876 —April 24, 1936) was an American fish culturist who led the United States Bureau of Fisheries (BOF) as the seventh United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries from 1922 to 1933. The BOF experienced significan ...

(1876–1936), American fish culturist, United States Commissioner of Fisheries (1922–1933) *

Iseult O'Malley Iseult Pauline Mary O'Malley (born 30 June 1964) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since October 2015. She previously served as a Judge of the High Court (Ireland), High Court from 2012 to 2015. Early l ...

(born 1964), judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland *

Jack O'Malley (Michigan politician) Jack O'Malley is an American politician. O'Malley was a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 101 from 2019 to 2022. Education O'Malley graduated from Specs Howard School of Broadcast Media. Career O'M ...

, American politician * Joan O'Malley, Canadian civil servant *

Joe O'Malley Joseph Patrick O'Malley (January 1, 1932 – March 20, 2015) was an American professional football defensive end who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Bears in th ...

(1932–2015), American football player * John O'Malley (1878–1940), American politician * John F. O'Malley (1885–c. 1950), American architect * John J. O'Malley (1915–1970), American architect * John na Seoltadh Ó Máille (fl. 1568), Gaelic-Irish lord * J. Pat O'Malley (1904–1985), English singer and actor * Kate O'Malley (disambiguation) ** Kate O'Malley, a British actress active in the 1990s who was a regular on the last two seasons of ''

Soldier Soldier ''Soldier Soldier'' is a British television drama series. Created by Lucy Gannon, produced by Central Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of seven series and 82 episodes from 10 June 1991 to 9 December 1997. It ...

'' ** Kathleen M. O'Malley (born 1956), United States federal judge ** Katie O'Malley (born 1962), Maryland state court judge, and first lady of Maryland *

King O'Malley King O'Malley (2 July 1858 not confirmed – 20 December 1953) was an American-born Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1917, and served two terms as Minister for Home Affairs (1910–1913; 1915–16). ...

(1858–1953), Australian politician *

Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley Lewis Sydney Steward O’Malley, also known as L. S. S. O'Malley (1874-1941), one of the most esteemed colonial, 'official' anthropologists in British India, served as a member of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) from 1898 to 1924. Biography L ...

(1874-1941), anthropologists in British India * Mart O'Malley (1890–1972), Indiana state judge *

Martin O'Malley Martin Joseph O'Malley (born January 18, 1963) is an American politician who served as the 17th commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was th ...

(born 1963), American politician *

Martin O'Malley (journalist) Martin Joseph O'Malley (22 February 1939 – 22 February 2025) was a Canadian journalist and writer. He wrote for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC News and ''The Globe and Mail''. O'Malley was perhaps best known for a ''Globe and Mail'' ed ...

(1939–2025), Canadian journalist * Mary O'Malley (disambiguation), various including ** Mary O'Malley (author), American author and public speaker ** Mary O'Malley (director) (1918–2006), Irish director **

Mary O'Malley (playwright) Mary Josephine O'Malley (19 March 1941 – 19 September 2020) was an English playwright of Irish- Lithuanian descent. Early career In the 1960s Mary O'Malley studied drama at the City Literary Institute, and "Improvisation and Pl ...

(1941–2020), English playwright **

Mary O'Malley (poet) Mary O'Malley (born 1954 in Connemara, Ireland) is an Irish poet whose work has been published in various literary magazines. She has published seven poetry books since 1990 and her poems have been translated into several languages. Life Mary ...

(born 1954), Irish poet * Matthew Vincent O'Malley (1878–1931), American politician * Mick O'Malley (born 1972), Australian boxer of the 1990s and 2000s *

Mike O'Malley Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor, writer and television producer. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game shows '' Get the Picture'' and '' Nickelodeon Guts ...

(born 1969), American actor *

Nick O'Malley Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. They comprise lead singer Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley. The co-founder and original bassist Andy Nicholson left in 2 ...

(born 1985), indie-rock musician * Sir Owen O'Malley (1887–1974), British diplomat * Pamela O'Malley (1929–2006), Irish-Spanish bohemian, educationalist and radical * Patrick O'Malley (disambiguation) or Pat O'Malley, various including **

Patrick O'Malley (American politician) Patrick O'Malley (born October 22, 1950) is a former Illinois State Senator and gubernatorial candidate who served as an elected member of the board of trustees and Chairman of the Finance Committee for Moraine Valley Community College from 1989 ...

(born 1950), former Illinois State Senator ** Patrick O'Malley (Irish politician) (1943–2021), Irish Progressive Democrats politician **

Padraig O'Malley Padraig O'Malley (born 1942 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish international peacemaker, author, and professor. O'Malley specializes in the problems of divided societies, such as South Africa and Northern Ireland. He has written extensively on the ...

(born 1942), Irish-American academic **

Pádraic Ó Máille Pádraic Ó Máille (23 February 1878 – 19 January 1946) was an Irish politician. He was a founder member of Sinn Féin and of the Conradh na Gaeilge in Galway. He was a member of the Irish Volunteers from 1917 to 1921. He was born in Kilmil ...

(1878–1946), Irish politician **

Pat O'Malley (actor) Pat O'Malley (September 3, 1890 – May 21, 1966) was an American vaudeville and stage performer prior to starting a prolific film career at the age of sixteen. He later had a career in television. Career O'Malley was born as Patrick Henry O'Ma ...

(1890–1966), American actor * Peter O'Malley (disambiguation) **

Peter O'Malley Peter O'Malley (born December 12, 1937) is an American former owner (1979–98) and president (1970–98) of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He currently is a part-owner of the San Diego Padres since 2012. Early life O'M ...

(born 1937), American baseball executive ** Peter O'Malley (cricketer) (1927–1957), New Zealand cricketer ** Peter O'Malley (footballer) (fl. 1940s), New Zealand international football (soccer) player **

Peter O'Malley (golfer) Peter Anthony O'Malley (born 23 June 1965) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life O'Malley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales. Amateur career O'Malley won the Australian Junior Championship and the New Zealand Amateur in 1986. P ...

(born 1965), Australian golfer * Robert Emmett O'Malley (born 1943), Medal of Honor recipient *

Rory O'Malley Rory James O'Malley (born December 23, 1980) is an American actor, best known for his performance as Elder McKinley in ''The Book of Mormon'', for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical at the 65th Tony A ...

(born 1980), Broadway actor * Ryan O'Malley (born 1980), American baseball player * Ryan O'Malley (American football) (born 1993), American football player *

Séamus O'Malley Séamus O'Malley (28 December 1903 – July 2002) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator. His National Football League (Ireland), league and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, championship career at senior level wi ...

(1903–2002), Irish Gaelic football player *

Seán Patrick O'Malley Seán Patrick O'Malley (born June 29, 1944) is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Boston from 2003 to 2024. He has served as president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors since 2014. He is also a f ...

(born 1944), Roman Catholic Cardinal *

Sean O'Malley (fighter) Sean Daniel O'Malley (born October 24, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. As o ...

(born 1994), American mixed martial artist *

Stephen O'Malley Stephen O'Malley (sometimes referred to as SOMA; born July 15, 1974) is an American guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist from Seattle, Washington, who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone metal, doom metal, and expe ...

(born 1974), American musician/guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist * Susan O'Malley, American sports executive * Susan O'Malley (artist) (1976–2015), public art, author and museum curator *

T. J. O'Malley Thomas Joseph O'Malley (October 15, 1915 – November 6, 2009) was an Irish-American Aerospace engineering, aerospace engineer who, as chief test conductor for the Convair division of General Dynamics, was responsible for pushing the button ...

(1915–2009), American aerospace engineer * Thomas O'Malley (disambiguation) ** Thomas O'Malley (congressman) (1903–1979), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin ** Thomas O'Malley (writer), Irish writer ** Thomas Francis O'Malley (1889–1954), American politician ** Thomas J. O'Malley (1868–1936), American politician, lieutenant governor of Wisconsin **

Thomas P. O'Malley Thomas P. O'Malley (March 1, 1930 - November 4, 2009) was an American Jesuit and academic. O'Malley was the president of John Carroll University from 1980 until 1988 and Loyola Marymount University from 1991 until 1999. He later became a prof ...

(1930–2009), American Jesuit and academic *

Tim O'Malley (politician) Tim O'Malley (born 3 July 1944) is an Irish former politician who served as Minister of State for Mental Health Services and Food Safety from 2002 to 2007. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick East constituency from 2002 to 2007. ...

(born 1944), Irish politician * Tim O'Malley (rugby union) (born 1994), New Zealand rugby union player * Tim O'Malley (actor), author of Godshow *

Tom O'Malley Thomas Patrick O'Malley (born December 25, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball player born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Montoursville, Pennsylvania in the United States. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Whit ...

(born 1960), former American Major League Baseball player * Tom O'Malley (American football) (1925–2011), American football player * Tony O'Malley (1913–2003), Irish painter * Tuthal Ó Máille (fl.1413], Gaelic-Irish lord *

Walter O'Malley Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9, 1903 – August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. In 1958, as owner of the Dodgers, he br ...

(1903–1979), owner of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team * William O'Malley (disambiguation) **

William O'Malley (politician) William O'Malley (circa February 1853 – September 1939) was an Irish people, Irish journalist, sportsman, and politician. He was the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Galway Connemara (UK Parliament constitue ...

(1853–1939), MP for Connemara, Ireland, 1906 **

William O'Malley (Jesuit) William J. O'Malley (August 18, 1931 – July 15, 2023) was an American priest, teacher, author, and actor. Life O'Malley was born in Buffalo, New York, and attended Canisius High School there.Interview with Bernard Drew, Gannett News Service m ...

(born 1931), American Jesuit priest, teacher, and author *

Zack O'Malley Greenburg Zack O'Malley Greenburg (born March 8, 1985, New York City) is an American writer, journalist and former child actor. He spent a decade as a senior editor at ''Forbes'' magazine, covering music, media and entertainment. He is also the author of fi ...

(born 1985), American writer, journalist, and former child-actor

Fictional characters

* Mr. O'Malley, comic strip fairy-godfather * Conor O'Malley, in dark fantasy drama film "A Monster Calls", directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Patrick Ness * O'Malley, a fictional character in the machinima series ''Red vs. Blue'' * Abraham de Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley, from the 1970

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'' *

George O'Malley George O'Malley, Doctor of Medicine, M.D., is a fictional character from the medical drama television series ''Grey's Anatomy'', which airs on American Broadcasting Company, ABC in the United States. The character was created by series producer S ...

, from ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Father Charles "Chuck" O'Malley, from the films ''

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'' and ''The Bells of St. Mary'', and the TV series ''

'' * Nellie O'Malley, from

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's ''Samantha'' sub-series * Sally O'Malley, a recurring character on ''

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'' * James Redford O'Malley, a side-character appearing in issue six of "The O'Malley Family & Co".

References

External links

O'Malley Clan Association
at OMalleyClan.ie {{DEFAULTSORT:Omalley Anglicised Irish-language surnames

People

Fictional characters

See also

References

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